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Donald Trump’s Revolt
Mr. Trump upended the G.O.P. and now the Democratic Party, and America’s fierce and heedless desire for change now puts the nation on a precipice. 
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Ross Douthat
The Trump Era Dawns
We must hope he is more than a wrecker. If that hope is dashed, we must find ways to resist him.
FRANK BRUNI
Donald Trump’s Shocking Success
There are crucial lessons in the 2016 race’s cruel turn. Comments
THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
Homeless in America
Americans’ feeling of having lost their community may explain Trump’s victory, but that victory now makes me feel lost. Comments
Paul Krugman
The Economic Fallout
If the question is when markets will recover, a first-pass answer is never.
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How Donald Trump’s victory looks to Opinion writers.
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The Voters Abandoned by the Court
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
For the first time in 50 years, Americans are voting for president without the full protections of the Voting Rights Act in place. Comments
Editorial
China Bullies Hong Kong
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Beijing’s tightening hand is undermining Hong Kong’s enviable economic model.
Editorial
Diversify City Schools and Make Them Better
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
An educational version of musical chairs may well be worth it if it gives students a better shot at an excellent education.
JENNIFER WEINER
Taking My Daughters to Vote
Now they know what it looks like when you try to break a glass ceiling.
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Throw Campaign Mouthpieces Off Cable News
By JONATHAN C. KLEIN
Our networks have been turned into shoutfests by party hacks and attack dogs looking for a sound bite. Real news can be just as profitable.
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After These Days of Rage
By ALAN JOHNSON
Extremes of inequality lie at the root of voters’ anger. We can’t repair the political center without fixing the economics of that.
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Overturning Election Day Tradition
What's the most sensible way to make it easier and more likely for people to cast their ballots on the day America unites to go to the polls?
Also on the Ballot
A selection of 15 topics, ranked by the combined populations of states with related measures. States are colored by their 2012 presidential vote. There are 154 ballot questions being decided on Tuesday.
Picturing the Next President
Photoshop allows us to create images today that may become our reality after the election.
Taking Note
Michelle Obama’s Challenge for Hillary Clinton
By ANNA NORTH
The first lady’s speech on Monday night best expressed what unity in this country means, and what the next president will need to do.
DAVID LEONHARDT
How I’ll Watch Election Night
All night, I’ll be looking for (and worried about) signs that the polls are wrong. Comments
Share Your Ballot Selfie
By THE EDITORS
Ballot selfies are legal in 18 states and the District of Columbia.
How We’re Watching Election Day
How the end of a long campaign looks to Times Opinion writers across the country
MASHA GESSEN
What Russia After Putin?
A recent conference of Russian exiles was perhaps a preview of what Russia will look like when it decides what to be next.
Editorial
Nicaragua’s Electoral Farce
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
President Daniel Ortega won a third term in a rigged vote, setting the stage for a dynastic dictatorship.
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Choking in New Delhi
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Tough new laws from the Modi government are needed as India’s air pollution gets steadily worse.
The Conversation
It’s Better When All Politics Is Local
By ARTHUR C. BROOKS and GAIL COLLINS
Forget Trump-Clinton for a second. The nationalization of American politics is having pernicious consequences at every level of government. Comments
Letters
Reflections on America’s Political System
Readers discuss voter despair over the 2016 election and whether a multiparty system would be preferable.
Letters
Better Ways to Vote: Tips From Oregon and Australia
How about elections on Saturdays and a barbecue while you wait in line? Or early voting by mail?
Letter
Partisan Rancor
Frank Luntz “bears responsibility for contributing to the death of civility in our public discourse,” says a reader who finds his call for unity “disingenuous.”
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Acquittal of the Bundy Gang
A reader is shocked by a jury’s decision not to punish the takeover of a wildlife refuge.
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Suicide Attempts in Prison
A reader calls on President Obama to issue an executive order banning solitary confinement.
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When Police Surveillance Violates Civil Liberties
A civil rights lawyer and an activist offer their views on a proposed settlement.
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Ohio State University, on Alcohol Sales
A university official writes that allowing regulated beer sales and increasing security lowered the number of alcohol-related incidents.
Dot Earth Blog
An Anthropocene Journey
By ANDREW C. REVKIN
Humans have become a planet-scale disruptive force. What next?
On the Ground
A Letter from the Harvard Women’s Soccer Team
By KELSEY CLAYMAN, LAUREN VARELA, BROOKE DICKENS, ALIKA KEENE, HALEY WASHBURN and EMILY MOSBACHER
Members of the soccer team respond to a lewd “scouting report.”
Dot Earth Blog
The Core Issue in the Dakota Pipeline Fight is Sioux Rights, Not Oil
By ANDREW C. REVKIN
The core issue in the Dakota Access Pipeline fight is Sioux rights, not oil.
Dot Earth Blog
Gone Too Soon – Ralph Cicerone, a Quiet Force for Scientific Progress in a Divisive Climate
By ANDREW C. REVKIN
Ralph Cicerone, a leading atmospheric scientist who became a leading champion of science in Washington, has died at 73.
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